, 1887-09-22
PickingS.

Governor Semple has issued pro
clamation calling a special election
on the Tuesday following the first
Monday in November next to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Dir.
-Halloran, member elect from King
County to the Territorial House of
Representatives.
The Oregonian says that a real
boom in lands is quite proable in
Portland. Real estate in that city
has already advanced in price. One
hundred acres adjoining East Port
land has just been sold at 100000.
The price per acre of this proerty in
1857 was 80
Acting Secretary Muldrow has re-
fused to approve an order of Sparks,
requiring of entrymen under the pre-
emption and commutrtion homestead
laws q continuous residence of twelve
months from the date of filing de-
claratory statement, instead OF six
months as Is now required.
A movement is on foot to build a
dry dock at San Pedro A number
of San Francisco capitalists have
formed n company to push the
scheme. The dock is to be 1900 feet
long and will cost 100000. A line
of first class tugs is also to be e5tab-
lished and warehouses and wharves
are to be built.
Partisan: The action of the
Methodist conference in postponing
the disposition of the University
question, will result in locating it at
Port Townsend. We are satisfied
that one year from now, there is no
town on the west side of the noun
tains that will offer $4,000 for the
institution. This is paying high for
the whistle anyway. We thought
that the bid of Port Townsend was
higher than the value of such an in
stitution could possibly be to any
town. We expect to see Port Town
send hold the university. if she re-
news her offer of bonus.
After the election of the Northern
Pacific Directors Willard took the op
portunity to shake hands with the
other directors. He looked a trihe
more gray and aged than when, in
the full sense of his power, he drove
the last spike on the Northern Paci-
fic. But his financial downfall has
left no lines on his face. He stood
erect, and looked as little eareworn
as any young man in the room. He
has made his millions, lost them all,
and recovered them in less time than
most men would win their thousands,
and every financier in the room at the
election paid him deference.
A car load of live, Holsters are now
on their way to the Pacific coast from
New Brunswick to be farmed out in
the waters of Puget Sound and the
straits of Euca A Victoria paper
says: Some uncertainty is felt about
the fresh water Affecting the Holsters
in the three former places. but it is
thought that in Esquimalt harbor
they will have the best chance for
existence. If the experiment is sue
cessful and the fish take kindly to
the waters of the Pacific, other con-
signments will be sent out, and by
care it is thought that the nucleous
of profitable industry will be formed.
Goodall, Perkins & Go. will soon
contract with Neafe & Levy, of the
Pennsylvania iron works, of Philadel
phia, for the construction ef q steel
vessel to register 1000 tons. She is
to be designed for speed rs well as
carrying freight and ample cabin
accommodations will be provided for
two hundred persons. The steamer
will be completed in about eight
months and cost between $175OOO
and 100000. The old collier Uma-
tilla which is being changed into a
passenger steamer will be ready for
service about Nov LIST, and replace
the Mexico on the Puget Sound line,
The Mexico will be added to the ltne
between San Francisco and San Die
go and way ports. alternating with
the Santa Rosa and the Queen of the
Pacific. This will enable the com
pany to dispatch a steamer every
three days. The new steamer will
probably be assigned to the route, SO
that steamers will depart every other
day.